This 1956 Jaguar XK140 Is a beautiful car, with the original 3.4 litre 6 cylinder Dual Overhead Cam engine, and upgraded Tremec 5 speed modern transmission, (Original matching numbers transmission included with the car). It’s beautifully finished in metallic blue, with dark blue leather seats and trim. The numbers match the data plate, and the Jaguar Daimler Heritage trust document confirms this is a matching numbers car!
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Stunning Jaguar styling
1956 Jaguar XK140 for sale
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The Chrome wire wheels with Michelin X radial tires are the perfect accent
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Beautiful!
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Wow!
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Very nice and straight
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Beautiful.
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Chrome wires & Michelin X with knock off hubs!
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A lovely car
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Perfect Stance.
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The dual overhead cam hemispherical combustion chamber arrangement set the standard for high performance since Peugeot introduced the concept in their grand prix cars of 1912 – indeed all of the greats – Miller, Offenhauser, Duesenberg, Stutz, Alfa-Romeo, Ferrari and Lamborghini, and, of course, Jaguar have used this design when the need for speed and power was imperative! As you look at the chiseled cam covers, the porcelainized exhaust manifolds, and the dual SU Carburetors, you know this was built for performance!
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Dual SU Carburetors! (Note the “type C” cam covers look great, but it’s not a “type C” engine.)
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The engine was rebuilt about 20 years ago, and was very lightly used. We were unsatisfied with the ring sealing, so we sent the car to a Jaguar marque specialist to install new rings and do some other recommissioning to put the car back on the road, with excellent results.
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Here’s the factory serial number plate.
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Here’s the Cylinder head number – which matches the engine number, and the serial number plate.
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And the engine number matches as well.
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Nice!
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Clean underneath.
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The interior is beautifully finished in dark blue leather
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Beautiful dashboard, steering wheel and instruments
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leather faced dashboard, as it should be
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Excellent!
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Another view of the interior
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Trunk
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Nice trunk lid liner
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Clean, solid sheetmetal – but no spare wheel.
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Great from every angle! Although it’s not a top show car, it’s a beautiful car, an enjoyable one to drive !
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Lovely stainless exhaust system!
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Clean and tidy!
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High quality work is evident throughout!
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Here’s the Tremec 5 speed transmission. It works great – smooth shifts, and easy to use.
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Front disc brakes are a nice upgrade!
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another view of the front disc brakes – they’re Dunlop, just like the later XK’s.
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Here’s the original transmission
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The original transmission, matches the commissioning plate and the Jaguar Heritage document
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Here’s the Jaguar Heritage trust document that shows matching numbers on this car
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A great looking car!
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